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Cysticercus

Source : Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

Cysticerce \Cys"ti*cerce\ (s?s"t?-s?rs), Cysticercus
\Cys`ti*cer"cus\ (-s?r"k?s), n. [NL. cysticercus, fr. Gr. ????
   bladder + ???? tail: cf. F. cysticerque.] (Zo["o]l.)
   The larval form of a tapeworm, having the head and neck of a
   tapeworm attached to a saclike body filled with fluid; --
   called also {bladder worm}, {hydatid}, and {measle} (as, pork
   measle).

   Note: These larvae live in the tissues of various living
         animals, and, when swallowed by a suitable carnivorous
         animal, develop into adult tapeworms in the intestine.
         See {Measles}, 4, {Tapeworm}.
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